Transmission control



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TRANSMISSION CONTROL'` Filed March 8, 1945 I claim:

teeth, and therefore involves considerable machining. In accordance with the present invention, the sleeve 2| is extended to completely bridge from the overdriven ring gear tothe driven shaft and is permanently connected to the latter- 'by means of internal teeth 21 formed Within its end region opposite the collar 22 and meshing' f with external teeth 28 on a radially outwardly-ex- Y The tending flange 29 on the driven shaft clutch annulus 30 is of considerably smaller-di` ameter and greatly reduced rinaxial -extent as compared to the clutch sleeve of the existing overdrive, and is received in an annular space. 3| between the sleeve 2| and a smaller sleeve 312 which has one end portion 33 splined uponthe driving shaft and an opposite end portion 34 :which is piloted .on the! shaft through', the medium of a bu'shing,.\i5,.. The portion -34hasfa larger-internal diameter than the portion 33, thus forming a shoulder which yis engaged by a washer 36, secured by a ,screw 3`| thr,eaded into the end of the driving shaft I 0 so as to secure the sleeve 32onthe shaft I0., l

The outer periphery ofthe sleeve portion'133 -constitutes thecam,member`,38 of thegoverrunning clutch i3. VIn the sleeve2,l, adjacentthe collar portion 22is formed the o uter member. 39 of the overrunning clutch. mBetween theinner and outer members 38 jand 39 areinterposed the clutch rollers 40. The portion 34 of the sleeve 32 is formedvon itsouter periphery with external splines.` and the jaw clutch annulus 30 is formed with internal splines `42 slidably meshing with the splines 4|.

Thus the annulus 3D receives awdrive fromthe driving shaft I-through themediumrof the sleeve 32. The annulus 30 is. adapted to transmit this ,diive, in theform .of av two-wayv direct drive, to

the drivenshaft H, through memeaium er external clutch teeth 43 formed on its outer periph'- the drawing. Y- 4 v v The shifting of the annulus 3|) is effected by a shift sleeve 44 encircling and slidably mounted upon the sleeve 2| and ngers- 45 mounted in lthe sleeve 44 and extending radially inwardly into an annular channel 46 'in Vthe annulus 3|). The

lingers 45 are inthe form of cylindrical studs having heads 48 and threaded portions 41 threaded through the shift 'sleeve 44. The fingers 45 extendthrough axially elongated opening 49 in the sleeve 2|. "The shift sleeve 44 is provided with a channel 50 -with which a suitable shift fork (not shown) is adapted to cooperate for transmitting shifting movement to the sleeve.

""1, In a transmission, a

planetl gear carrier continuously'joined to said .driving shaft, an overrunning clutch for trans-.1

mitting a one-way direct drive from theldriving shaft to the driven shaft. means kcomprising a vshftable clutch annulus for transmitting atwoway direct drive between said'driving shaft and said driven shaft, a shift member for said clutch annulus, a hollow member engageable with said 'clutch annulus .to provide said'two-waydirect driveand providingk a direct connection ,between the ring gear ofsaidv planetary gearing and` said vdriven 'shaft andconstituting an outer member driving shaft and a @driven shaft, means for transmitting an overdrive 4`from the driving shaft to the driven shaft, said Vi-means including planetary gearing having its In a transmissioma driving shaft and a y.driven shaft; means for transmitting an overdrive from the driving shaft to the driven shaft,

said means including planetary gearing wherein `the sun gear is stationary during overdrive, the

planet gear carrier is directly and constantly connected to and driven by the driving shaft, and the ring gear drives the driven shaft; an overrunning clutch'having an inner member and an outer member and rollers therebetween for transmitting a one-way direct drive from the driving shaft tothe driven sham-means, 4comprising a shiftable clutch annulus havingI internal and external teethy and an annular groove about its hub, for vselectively transmitting a two-way direct drive between said driving shaft and said driven shaft; a shift member for said clutch annulus, said shift member comprising a sleeve carrying an inwardly extending radial arm; a hollow member having an axially extending' slot in its side and internal clutch teeth engageablewith the external teeth on said clutch annulus to provide said two-way direct drive, said hollow member providingfa direct connection between said ring gear and `said driven shaft and constituting the outer member for said overrunning clutch and a support and guide for the said shift member, said shift member being external of said hollowV member and having its radial arm passing through the slot in said hollow member to engage the annular including planetary gearing comprising .a ring Ygear and a planet gear carrier which has a direct rand. continuous connection Awith said driving shaft, an overrunning clutch having an inner member and an outer member and rollers therebetween for transmitting a one-way direct drive from the driving shaft to the driven shaft, means for selectively transmitting a two-way direct drive .between said driving shaft and said driven shaft and comprising a shiftable clutch annulus lhaving Vinternal and external teeth, a shift member for .said clutch annulus, a hollow member having internal` clutch teeth which are engageable with the external teeth on said clutch annulus to'f'provide said'two-way direct drive and alsoaredrectly engaged with' the external teeth'of :said

Y driven shaft, said hollow member providing a di- ,.rect connection between saidy ring .gear and said driven shaft through the respective teethrof the hollow member and driven shaft and rconstituting the outer member for said overrunning clutch and a support and guide for said shift member,

and a sleeve disposed onV andvconnected't'o' the driving shaft for rotation therewith and having `external teeth engaging' with the internal teeth -of said clutch annulus, said sleeve also serving Tas theinner member of said overru'nningrclutchg; v SAMUEL WHII'E. 

